Canada vs Guatemala: Free and fair elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Canada
- Guatemala
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1852 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Canada or Guatemala?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Canada and Guatemala?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guatemala?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1852 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Guatemala rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Canada ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.